Family systems psychiatry in an acute in-patient setting: The implementation and sustainability 5 years after its introduction

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-175

  Haun, Markus W ^a   Kordy, Henrike ^a   Ochs, Matthias ^a   Zwack, Julika ^a   Schweitzer, Jochen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Helm Stierlin Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute in patient setting; Family systems psychiatry; Multidisciplinary training programme; Systemic intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876438904     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2012.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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